Tattoo Pattern

Flat piece of wood carved to leave a pattern in high relief. The block is inked and pressed onto the skin as a guide for the tattooing. Design is what Hose and Shelford identify as a "Kayan dog design (udoh asu) for thighs of men," Furness identifies it as the Kenyah "kala asu,' or "scorpion dog design," for a man's forearm or thigh. Similar to a block identified by Hose and Shelford as a "Kayan dog design." A single pattern, for a man's forearm or thigh. From a tatu-block in the Sarawak Museum.